To find predictive text mistakes really annoying?

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Some of the posts on MN are obviously being taken over by predictive text which the poster hasn't bothered to correct, so sometimes you can't make out what the sentence is trying to say.

For instance - I was walking along the fudge the other soil and it all suddenly went into the cave for some tealeaves sort of thing.

Sometimes it's just the odd word, but it looks messy and it's hard to figure out what the person is actually trying to say. It's the writing equivalent of trying to talk whilst pissed.

Spelling mistakes can be forgiven (mostly), but predictive text is just horrid.

AIBU

Yes, it seems technology has gone backwards rather than forwards on that score.

Also, the amount of 'realize' and 'neighbors' etc is mildly annoying

YABU

I have given up caring because I would spend my life checking over everything.

Plus in my case it corrects a lot more that it messes up lol

Although I do
Write in
Prose on occasion

YABU & should stick to dial phones & smoke signals if it really bothers you

Hmm, I think it's unreasonable to have to figure out what someone is trying to say though It's a bit like listening to a three year old who can't pronounce the odd, but crucially important, word in their sentence.

so don't try - there are millions of posts on MN. Just skip to the next one. You won't lose out on anything imoprtant. I promise!

(on computer so no predictive txt dammit)

YABU - most people can work out the gist of the sentence/advice. The human mind is quite adept at making sense out of nonsense
Anyhow, hasn't this been done before (quite recently) but in that instance the OP was complaining about typing errors/corrections on smartphones (can't link as I am on my phone)

They make me feel a bit I'll.

YABU - I have the mental age of about 9 and find them quite funny

Bah, I had disappointed. You all have low standards

I'm an editor and I do find it annoying, but also do love the amusing ones. Sometimes it is quite revealing about which words the poster uses frequently!

Do people not check as they are posting then?

Some of the predictions are so far wrong!

YABU

I find it quite funny and you can usually guess what it's supposed to be!

Why don´t posters bother to alter them?

Llanbobl the blood-taker at the Doc's surgery has an interesting poster on her wall. It is quite a long statement of how the human brain decodes words and the whole thing is written without vowels. It makes perfect sense when read though!

YABU - predictive text/autocorrect is a source of endless joy and here is the entertaining and amusing proof

Why can't people just switch off this function on their phones? The predicted word is always wrong anyhow!